I've had boyfriends in the past who weren't the consoling kind ("?Facebook.com/youngadultcancercanada Twitter.com/yacancercanada Instagram.com/yacancercanada Youtube.com/youngadultcancer 100 Cancer Resolutions: Stephanie Sliekers writes about taking time to enjoy and indulge.A Melanoma Journey: Sam is a “20-something year old Canadian who likes dogs, hiking and cross country skiing.” She was also diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in February 2014.Consumed with all things cancer, my wife and I never asked her and her younger sister, Daniela, who was 13 at the time: "How are you doing?"Many families find themselves in a similar situation: parent with cancer, teens in the house, not a lot of cross-generational conversation.